If not then what's the point in the paras? I hear they mainly go about by helecopter these days, so why not call them the helicopter regiment instead? Is there really any call for parachute training these days or is it just a tradition that's being held on to?

And while we're at it, when was the last time the household cavalry rode into battle on horseback? I think the British army needs to start being more forward thinking and start thinking about what is actually usefull training to spend tax payers money on. Why train people to jump out of planes when they most likely will never be deployed into a combat scenario by parachute in today's wars?

If not then what's the point in the paras? I hear they mainly go about by helecopter these days, so why not call them the helicopter regiment instead? Is there really any call for parachute training these days or is it just a tradition that's being held on to?

And while we're at it, when was the last time the household cavalry rode into battle on horseback? I think the British army needs to start being more forward thinking and start thinking about what is actually usefull training to spend tax payers money on. Why train people to jump out of planes when they most likely will never be deployed into a combat scenario by parachute in today's wars?

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FFS Not again............... The Helicopter Regiment? Great idea mate, Im sure the lads will love it. PM that idea to Fallchrimjaeger or Sandy the Guvnor and see what they come back with.

There are several thousand recently minted mustard stains on the jumpwings of men in American airborne formations Chimpy as they conducted drops during OEF and OIF. Air assault forces (via helicopter) possess tactical mobility but paratroopers provide a strategic assett capable of force projection anywhere on the globe.

Give me strength...................... Root around in the forums long enough and you will be able to find reams of posts on this topic. Do try to be original when you post.

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Are you kidding me? You want me to waste my own time trawling through the forums on the off chance that there might be a similar thread about it? Not gonna happen.

Anyway, when was the last time troops were parachuted into battle? Was it WW2?

BTW - I saw that thing where the yanks parachuted into the desert but that was just for show. They didn't exactly land on top of the enemy and start fighting straight away. They could have easily just have been taken down by helecopter.

The Helecopter Regiment is a more apt name because that's how the paras get about these days innit!

Give me strength...................... Root around in the forums long enough and you will be able to find reams of posts on this topic. Do try to be original when you post.

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Are you kidding me? You want me to waste my own time trawling through the forums on the off chance that there might be a similar thread about it? Not gonna happen.

Anyway, when was the last time troops were parachuted into battle? Was it WW2?

BTW - I saw that thing where the yanks parachuted into the desert but that was just for show. They didn't exactly land on top of the enemy and start fighting straight away. They could have easily just have been taken down by helecopter.

The Helecopter Regiment is a more apt name because that's how the paras get about these days innit!

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Rangers conducted several drops in both places... one you might most familiar with was the battalion drop on Khandahar. The 173rd's mission was to secure an FLS at Bashar and provide a blocking force to retain the assett... the Iraqi forces in the region chose not to advance on them.

Last large scale combat jump? When the 75th conducted a low level drop onto Rio Hato and Torrijos during Just Cause in 1989. Before you think to question that, I suggest you look up the name Phillip Lear. He was a damned good man who was killed by enemy fire not long after we landed.